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Varying from district to district, he said, "Most of the tuition cost is cov- ered. Scholarships are also available for high school guest students who do not receive the state funding from the district!' MJI also offers students opportu- nities for advanced placement and academic credit by examination, with credits also earned during supervised internship or externships. Several colleges and major univer- sities will also articulate credits for these courses, including Michigan State University, Wayne State, Eastern Michigan, Central Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Emory in Atlanta and the University of Michigan. And that was good news for Danielle Taubman. "The Encountering Jewish Civilization class I took at MJI was accepted as two history credits at U-M:' said the incoming freshman. "I had learned some Hebrew and about the Holocaust while at Temple Israel [in West Bloomfield] but I had no background at all in ancient Jewish history. I knew about MJI from my sis- ter Rachel [20] who took a Holocaust class and a Hebrew class there!" To take the MJI course, Danielle was able to drop a class at North Farmington High School in Farmington Hills. "Three days a week, I left school early, and one evening a week, I took the MJI class at the Shul. I really wish I taken more classes; I would have taken a Hebrew class." TE 44 behatill tale 1140101set Masetkild 248451 , 4200 5 YEAR PIIWERTRAIN 2087 models. Whichever comes first. See dealer for details. 1295530 Shul in West Bloomfield, where Rabbi Shemtov is spiritual director. MJI is run by eight administrative staff members along with part-time support personnel. Thirty adjunct fac- ulty members teach at the school. Thrilled about the upcoming con- struction, Shemtov said, "We've been in operation all these years and finally for the first time, our classes and offices and greater resources for the Jewish community will be in our own building." The new facility will include a lab- lecture room, assembly and study areas and a technology workroom and conference area and a learn- ing resources center. The center will include a full-service electronic and text resource library and technical, business and Judaic references and resources all in an area designed for informal learning, study groups and guest lecturers. "A main feature of this building will be a student lounge with a library and a [cyber] cafe overlooking the wet- lands," Shemtov said, "It will be a place for students to hang out, have mentor- ships, do homework!' The center will have regular set hours for community study and will host lectures and programs. The Shul next door will continue to be a site of MJI's classes and large lectures and assembly programs. With the Township's approval for the 14,000-square-foot building, Shemtov said, "We are steaming ahead now with a target completion date of December 2008." A building campaign includes both a $2.6 million capital campaign for construction and $2.4 million endow- ment campaign for maintenance of the building. $1.5 million has already been secured for construction. "MJI is the only Jewish college in Metro Detroit, and we are growing as a premiere resource of higher educa- tion to the Jewish community and the community at large Shemtov said. "We are very excited to go to the next step of growth for our campus and for MJI and to serve the community in an upgraded fashion." CI For information on MJI, its class- es, programs and gifting oppor- tunities for new construction, access the Web site at: mji.org or call Rabbi Kasriel Shemtov at (248) 788-4000, ext.103 or Paul Levine at (248) 414-6900, ext. 106.